How to Rectify ‘An inconsistency was encountered in the requested backup file’ Error of Exchange BKF

The corruption of Exchange BKF file causes inaccessibility of all the data stored in it. Generally the corrupt Exchange BKF file throws an error message when you try to restore data from it or when you use the Backup to backup the files on a storage media. Let us instantiate this issue. Suppose, you get the following error message while trying to restore data from the Exchange BKF file:

“An inconsistency was encountered in the requested backup file”

Steps to restore corrupted Exchange BKF File

Being an Exchange user for a while you might have faced the worst situation when you were tried to mount server data with the help of BKF file (Backup File) and Exchange showed some exceptional errors. This is the most hectic time for the Exchange administrator.

Exchange Server holds the crucial user’s data thus no organization either big or small can bear such loss. Exchange creates backup file of all the data like emails, contacts, notes, attachments and all. These files are stored with the .bkf extension. Exchange database keeps all the below stated files: